Journal of Semiconductors, Volume. 41, Issue 11, 111407(2020)
Challenges and opportunities toward fully automated analog layout design
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Hao Chen, Mingjie Liu, Xiyuan Tang, Keren Zhu, Nan Sun, David Z. Pan. Challenges and opportunities toward fully automated analog layout design[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2020, 41(11): 111407
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Received: Jul. 18, 2020
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Published Online: Sep. 10, 2021
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